"Cheers!"
"Cheers-!"
With the new year just around the corner, everyone had finally finished their work and naturally wanted to celebrate properly.
This was also Koichi's second celebration since buying his house. The first, of course, had been when he invited everyone he knew over after moving in to celebrate his new home.
"Thanks for all your hard work this year, everyone. Get some good rest over the next few days. After all, we still have plenty to work toward next year."
Koichi raised his glass.
Although his unbeaten record remained intact, he had a feeling that next year certainly wouldn't go quite so smoothly.
"Everyone really has worked hard this year. We'll have to keep it up next year, too."
Once Koichi finished, it was naturally Megumi Mitsumori's turn.
For her, this had been a dream year, and she was also very happy that Koichi had chosen Gold Ship for the year-end Arima Kinen.
Gold Ship's schedule next year would most likely follow Golden Masterpiece's, though whether they would change his prep race was still uncertain.
At least in terms of distance, Gold Ship would certainly have no problem running in the Tenno Sho.
"Of course, Megumi."
Mirai was naturally the first to respond.
Under normal circumstances, Gold Ship could rest for at least two months, since they had no other plans for him.
She hadn't yet decided what she would do during those two months.
"I'll follow your arrangements, Trainer Mitsumori."
That was Yamana Takuto's response.
With Gold Ship needing no training, he would naturally have to find other racehorses to keep working.
He had earned quite a bit working with Gold Ship, but he would still have to keep putting in the effort going forward. With so many racehorses around, he couldn't expect to be assigned a